Vaccination with an ovalbumin/interleukin-4 fusion DNA efficiently induces Th2 cell-mediated immune responses in an ovalbumin-specific manner

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 537-542

  Lim, Young Shin ^a   Kang, Bok Yun ^a   Kim, Eui Jin ^a   Kim, Seung Hyun ^a   Hwang, Seung Yong ^b   Kim, Kyeong Man ^a   Kim, Tae Sung ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

DNA vaccine; Interleukin 4; Ovalbumin; T helper cell

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; DNA; HYBRID PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 4; OVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HELPER CELL; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; PLASMID;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; CYTOKINES; DNA; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INTERLEUKIN-4; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OVALBUMIN; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0032176221     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02975371     Document Type: Article

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